# 2 5 - # 2 1
| No. 25 at 100 plays /
✯How's This?✯
by 현아 -Hyuna-
from A'wesome |
Hyuna changed everything with Red back in 2014 and I think everyone's been waiting for her(/Cube) to do it again. Sadly she'll probably never come close but How's This? was a cute attempt. It hit me faster than Because I'm the Best (Roll Deep) did last year and the only reason it lost out on #24 was because at this point I don't really use it anymore. It's v. fun occasionally though.
No. 24 at 102 plays /
by Lee Hi -이하이-
from Seoulite
★This gif is also terrible sry★ | |
Honestly I've never liked Lee Hi much, it's not that I hate her it's just that her music does nothing for me. After Breathe I figured this release cycle would be no different but 5 weeks later while Breathe was still smashing she released My Star. This style of music is right up my alley, so I love the song. It's fun, lighthearted, and it's basically Miss Korea 2.0.
It also deserves props for being a remotely interesting K-pop title track in this industry.
| No. 23 at 99 plays /
✯Crying✯
by Stellar -스텔라-
from Cry |
Dropping this in the peak of summer was about the main reason I stanned this song for a minute. I have an affinity to Brave Bros in general, and the fact it has that Diva/Heart Attack anthemic sound means it hits home for me. Crying does it the worst of any BB song but it's still a summery bop. Shoutout to Sting, though, which was cute but didn't hold my interest enough to still consider it nearly a year later.
No. 22 at 96 plays /
by Blackpink
from Square Two | |
The first of two controversial Blackpink opinions from me (pls anticipate~♡), I guess this song gets overlooked because it's a 'ballad'. However, Playing with Fire was a mess and I always preferred Stay, especially since the chorus is way better. I'm not going to pretend YG's ballads are anything revolutionary but I like this song, and I enjoy listening to it. **** everyone else's opinions.
| No. 21 at 67 plays /
✯Secret✯
by 우주소녀 -Cosmic Girls/WJSN-
from The Secret |
It looks like Romi is always going to impact my listening habits, despite being finished with ATRL. He made me listen to this song a few weeks after it was released and I actually got it. Bimiliya~ is made by Shinsadong Tiger so the instrumental is pure gold and it's catchy with some decent vocals. Go listen to it if you haven't already, it's super good.
Also we should all be glad that Starship finally managed to make quality music again after 4 years of... whatever creative adjective you can think of.